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EQ8R problems with GSS mount driver

Green Swamp Software Green Swamp Server Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro Equatorial Mount Troubleshooting
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Jandro.rm avatar
Jandro.rm avatar
Hi guys
Yesterday something very strange happened to me. I left the setup running a session on the hosting. Everything was fine for the first few hours. I went to bed, and when I woke up, NINA had closed and the EQ8R mount was no longer in the HOME position. I opened the GSS server and sent it back to HOME. I tried to open NINA and check that everything was working. Strangely later, it wouldn't connect to the mount. It gives me an AXIS1 Timeout error, although Windows does detect the COM port. I saw that Windows updated itself in the middle of the night, which might be the cause, but I restored to a recovery point, reinstalled all the drivers, and still no solution. Any ideas??
Tony Gondola avatar
Tony Gondola avatar
Windows update was the most likely cause. I would set that up so that the updates NEVER happen during a session because it's death to the imaging session.
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bigCatAstro avatar
bigCatAstro avatar
Hi guys
Yesterday something very strange happened to me. I left the setup running a session on the hosting. Everything was fine for the first few hours. I went to bed, and when I woke up, NINA had closed and the EQ8R mount was no longer in the HOME position. I opened the GSS server and sent it back to HOME. I tried to open NINA and check that everything was working. Strangely later, it wouldn't connect to the mount. It gives me an AXIS1 Timeout error, although Windows does detect the COM port. I saw that Windows updated itself in the middle of the night, which might be the cause, but I restored to a recovery point, reinstalled all the drivers, and still no solution. Any ideas??

Have you been able to reconnect NINA since the botched session? Have you run any indoor connection tests?
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Jandro.rm avatar
Jandro.rm avatar
Hi guys
Yesterday something very strange happened to me. I left the setup running a session on the hosting. Everything was fine for the first few hours. I went to bed, and when I woke up, NINA had closed and the EQ8R mount was no longer in the HOME position. I opened the GSS server and sent it back to HOME. I tried to open NINA and check that everything was working. Strangely later, it wouldn't connect to the mount. It gives me an AXIS1 Timeout error, although Windows does detect the COM port. I saw that Windows updated itself in the middle of the night, which might be the cause, but I restored to a recovery point, reinstalled all the drivers, and still no solution. Any ideas??

Have you been able to reconnect NINA since the botched session? Have you run any indoor connection tests?

yes, i can run nina and gss server but not connect to the mount.
David Cruz avatar
David Cruz avatar
Try to connect the mount to another usb port in de pc. Sometimes ubs ports can get faulty, or cables.
Jandro.rm avatar
Jandro.rm avatar
Fixed. It was the 12 v lighter connection. It was connection and the usb it was detected by windows but a bad connection due no power to the motors….fixed it.
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Fixed. It was the 12 v lighter connection. It was connection and the usb it was detected by windows but a bad connection due no power to the motors....fixed it.

Glad you were able to identify and resolve the issue.  Those lighter connections always make me nervous.
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Jandro.rm avatar
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Fixed. It was the 12 v lighter connection. It was connection and the usb it was detected by windows but a bad connection due no power to the motors....fixed it.

Glad you were able to identify and resolve the issue.  Those lighter connections always make me nervous.

Yes but i never have issues with lighter connection til now
Tony Gondola avatar
Tony Gondola avatar
Rule of life, everything is fine until it isn't.
Médéric Hébert avatar
Médéric Hébert avatar
Fixed. It was the 12 v lighter connection. It was connection and the usb it was detected by windows but a bad connection due no power to the motors....fixed it.

Glad you were able to identify and resolve the issue.  Those lighter connections always make me nervous.

Yes but i never have issues with lighter connection til now

You got lucky, lighter connection are notoriously unreliable. Mine is taped together and even then I need to jiggle it from time to time